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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - SECT 44

Definitions

44 Definitions

In this Part:
"air-handling system" means a system designed for the purpose of directing air in a positive and controlled manner to and from specific enclosures by means of air-handling plant, ducts, plenums, air-distribution devices and automatic controls.
"authorised officer", in relation to any premises, means:

(a) an environmental health officer employed by the local authority for the area in which the premises are situated, or
(b) an environmental health officer of the Department of Health, or
(c) a person authorised by the Minister or the Director-General to exercise the powers conferred by this Part on an authorised officer.
"cooling-tower" means:
(a) a device for lowering the temperature of water or other liquid by evaporative cooling, or
(b) an evaporative condenser which incorporates a device containing a refrigerant or heat exchanger.
"evaporative cooling system" means a system that effects a reduction of dry bulb temperature by evaporating water into the air being treated.
"hot water system" means a system designed to heat and deliver water at a temperature of at least 60°C at each outlet point.
"humidifying system" means a system for adding moisture to air in order to raise its humidity.
"install" includes construct.
"maintain" includes repair, inspect, carry out preventive servicing and clean.
"prescribed installation requirements" means requirements specified in the regulations with respect to the design and installation of a regulated system.
"prescribed maintenance requirements" means requirements specified in the regulations with respect to the maintenance of a regulated system.
"prescribed operating requirements" means requirements specified in the regulations with respect to the operation of a regulated system.
"regulated premises" means any premises other than premises declared by the regulations not to be regulated premises for the purposes of this Part.
"regulated system" means:
(a) a system referred to in section 43, or
(b) any system that is for the treatment of air or water and is declared by the regulations to be a regulated system for the purposes of this Part.
"warm-water system" means a system designed to heat and deliver water at a temperature of less than 60°C at each outlet point.
"water-cooling system" means a cooling tower and its associated equipment and pipe work.



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